Gallon milk jugs are a great craft supply for families, especially big families with growing children, because you go through so many of them and they take up so much space in the recycle bin if you just throw them away. I know, with four children, we go through at least 3 gallons of milk a week, sometimes we have gone through 5 if the kids are eating a lot of cereal that week.

Gallon milk jugs also look a lot like funny faces. Faces of all kinds are a natural milk jug craft idea. We use them every year for Halloween to store candy we are passing out, little kids love reaching into the funny milk jug craft faces to get their treats. My favorite is the milk jug pumpkin candy holder craft. All of our kids have made them, they are simple and the faces can be changed to whatever you feel like to make them scary or silly.

Water Jug Whale Scooper

Have a whale of a time at the beach, the pool, or in your bathtub. All you need is an empty milk jug to make this craft. Rinse it out and make sure it is dry. Add some white glue to gray or blue paint to make it stick to the jug better. Use a paint brush to paint the jug and then let dry completely. Cut apart a bit of the bottom of the jug to make the mouth. Now paint two eyes (you can paint a white circle with a black circle inside of it for an easy eye). Cut an oval out of the top of the handle for the blow hole. Use the extra plastic from the mouth (or use a sturdy plastic bag) you and cut a tale out - it sort of looks like a sideways heart. Glue it to the jug's cap. Cut out 2 half circles for the side fins. Attach to side of jug. You can paint them and let them dry. The water scoop whale can be used in the pool or tub or beach.

Artful Notepad Milk Jug Craft for Kids - With its translucent cover, this sleek little pad shows off a child's photo collage, and the lucky recipient will never believe it was made from a trash-bound milk jug. It's the perfect gift for a parent, a teacher -- or anyone who has notes to take.

Costume
Helmet Craft with Recycled Milk Jug - Whether
your trick or treater is going out as a Viking, Frankenstein's
monster or as a race car driver, this plastic milk carton helmet is a
Halloween craft that will come in handy.

Garden Markers - With garden markers, you'll never forget where you planted the carrots! You can even make notes about watering needs and harvest time.

How to Make a Piggy Bank with an Empty Plastic Jug - This Craft is done with an empty bleach bottle, but can easily enough be done with an empty milk jug. With some paint and a little creativity, you and your child can make an adorable piggy bank that will dazzle the change right out of your pocket. Learn how to make a DIY piggy bank with your kids.

Milk Jug Easter Basket : A great Easter Craft for Kids - Here is a great Easter craft for children to make other than Easter eggs. Children will have a great time with this art project, that allows them to create their very own Easter Bunny Basket. Mine have done this for years and each year they figure out different ways to decorate their easter basket. I wish you all a Happy Easter!

Milk Jug Jack-O-Lantern Halloween Craft - This Jack-O-Lantern is easy for your kinderartists to create with empty Milk Jugs Containers (with a little help from you) and it is safe for your kinderartists to carry around (no fire hazards).

Plastic Posies Flower Craft with Recycled Milk Jugs - Perched atop a PVC-pipe stem, these ever-blooming milk jug flowers get their radiant hues from permanent markers, not Mother Nature. When purchasing the PVC, keep in mind that it's sold by its internal diameter. The external diameter will be larger.

Reusable Lunch Containers Crafts Activity - Say buh-bye to those little plastic bags. With just a few snips, you can create a set of cool, eco-friendly, reusable snack and sandwich containers from juice cartons and milk jugs. They're food-safe, easy to rinse clean, and absolutely free, so it's no biggie if they get tossed accidentally. Let your kids decorate the boxes with stickers and permanent markers for an even more personalized look.

Toy Garage Craft - Milk isn't the only thing that packages well by the gallon. Using milk jug craft ideas from this page, your party guests can turn an empty plastic jug into a portable hot-rod garage or anything else you desire - possibilities are endless!